Paramus Catholic High School - Course Pages: Courses

This course offers the student a comprehensive survey of the main themes and con­cepts of American history from the French and Indian War to 1890. Within the framework of this survey, vivid details about American life provide for concrete learning experiences. Broad social, political and economic developments are pre­sented with particular emphasis on the lives of the people and their interaction with world events. Students are required to engage in research projects throughout the year.

This course offers the student a comprehensive survey of the main themes and con­cepts of American history from the French and Indian War to 1890. Within the framework of this survey, vivid details about American life provide for concrete learning experiences. Broad social, political and economic developments are pre­sented with particular emphasis on the lives of the people and their interaction with world events. Students are required to engage in research projects throughout the year.

This course offers the student a comprehensive survey of the main themes and con­cepts of American history from the French and Indian War to 1890. Within the framework of this survey, vivid details about American life provide for concrete learning experiences. Broad social, political and economic developments are pre­sented with particular emphasis on the lives of the people and their interaction with world events. Students are required to engage in research projects throughout the year.

This course offers the student a comprehensive survey of the main themes and con­cepts of American history from the French and Indian War to 1890. Within the framework of this survey, vivid details about American life provide for concrete learning experiences. Broad social, political and economic developments are pre­sented with particular emphasis on the lives of the people and their interaction with world events. Students are required to engage in research projects throughout the year.

The Honors U.S. History I program is designed to provide students with an in depth approach to major topics in American history. The time period studied will be from the French and Indian War to the Spanish American War. In addition to the text, students will be involved in reading primary source documents as well as selections from the major political thinkers and authors of eighteenth and nine­teenth centuries. For each unit of study, students will be required to take tests that are objective in nature and also submit essays demonstrating their ability to think critically about an issue after researching the topic in depth through outside sources. Students will be required to do summer reading in advance of taking this course.

The Advanced Placement program in United States history is designed to provide highly motivated and interested students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in American history. The program covers the Colonial Era through the Gilded Age and prepares students for intermediate college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those of full-year introductory college courses in history. The course also aims at developing the skills necessary to arrive at informed judgments and conclusions based on a very focused study of the materials. Students are expected to present their ideas clearly and persuasively in both classroom discus­sions and writing.